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Hulu Expands Foreign-Language Efforts

Streaming service Hulu has doubled down on foreign-language drama, picking up Scandinavian thrillers from the creators of The Killing and The Bridge. The SVOD service has acquired Below The Surface and Midnight Sun from international distributor Studiocanal.

It is Hulu’s latest foreign-language imports following deals to bring shows such as Spanish drama Grand Hotel, Swedish thriller Wallander and Israeli terrorism drama Prisoners of War (Hatufim), the inspiration for Showtime’s Homeland, to the U.S.